Our Lady of Czestochowa Dedication
...opular pilgrimage site for Polish Americans and soon plans were made for a new larger shrine. Atop of Beacon Hill in Doylestown, ground would be broken on August, 23, 1964. The shrine would be completed in time for the Polish Millennium in 1966, which celebrated the thousands years since the
Catholic Interracial Council
...ssion on Human Relations.[14] The Catholic Interracial Council would also play a large role in easing the racial tensions that erupted in Levittown in 1957 over the first Black family moving into the neighborhood.[15] The CICP denounced the violence enacted against the families by their white neighbors and focused on
Eden Hall
...ty boundaries of the "Institute of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart" from "Atlas of the City of Philadelphia. 23rd & 41st Wards from Actual Surveys and Official Plans." Published by G. W. Bromley & Co. The story of Eden Hall begins in 1841 in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. It was here
Marian Year of 1954
...delphia and Mother of Divine Providence in King of Prussia. In addition to new parishes, a new chapel, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, was built at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Several pilgrimages took place during the year, most of which included a stop at the Shrine